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Festival Convergence: The New Paradigm Santa Barbara RoomSteve Knopper • Sharon Badal • David Alan Bernahl,II • Noah Cowan • Alex Machurov • Mike Shea Festival Bootcamp Santa Ynez RoomParag Bhandari • “Disco Donnie” Estopinal • Nancy Kennedy • Kevin Lyman • Rebecca Robinson

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Technology in Action Santa Barbara RoomKaren Allen • Ken Deans • Whitney Headen • William Litvack • Tom Russell • Harry Witz

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Content Marketing: Why Festivals Have a Leg Up Santa Ynez RoomMike Wald • Dae Bogan • Jesse Lawrence • Curt Mosel • Raymond Roker • Brian Rucker SponsorFest: Growing Your Festival’s Partnership Revenue: New Strategies for Increasing Close Rates & Winning the Delta/FestForums Sponsorship Challenge Santa Barbara RoomLesa Ukman

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Festival Futures Santa Barbara RoomKevin Lyman • Eamon Armstrong • Barbara Morgan • Danny Wimmer

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Access, Ticketing & Analytics Santa Barbara RoomParag Bhandari • Katelyn Boyle • Allison Brecklin • Bryan Derbyshire • Keith Goldberg • Biasha Mitchell • Anthony Palermo

1:30pm PST

Safe and Sound: Why Safety and Security Matter Santa Barbara RoomJim Digby • Dr. John Scala • Sara Gael • Charlie Jennings • Maren Steiner • Matt Weiss • Kevan Wilkins

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What’s Cooking? : Getting Out of The Kitchen and Onto The Stage Santa Barbara RoomBarbara Fairchild • David Alan Bernahl,II • Cat Cora • Gilles Epié • Claire Parr • Doug Richter

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Women in the Film Industry: Let’s Opine Over Wine Santa Barbara RoomLynne King Smith • Wendy Guerrero • Tia Lessin • Laura Michalchyshyn • Caroline Suh • Hebe Tabachnik

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Maintaining Interest in Your Film Festival Year Round Santa Ynez RoomWendy Eidson • Laura Archibald • Richard Botto • Anita Cotic • Shawn Guthrie • Nancy Kennedy You Can’t Fight City Hall: Festival Permitting Santa Barbara RoomDanny Hayes • Evan Korn • Joseph Pred

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Launch & Growth of Food & Beverage Festivals Santa Ynez RoomBrian Arnone • Joseph Fletcher • Tom Hoppa • Gary Meyer • Stephanie Mezzano • Greg O’Byrne • Michal W. Wiesbrock Technology at Festivals Santa Barbara RoomTed Cohen • Jonathan Burke • Scott Mirkin • John Petrocelli • Rachel Puckett • Seth Sheck

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Niche Festivals: Why Bigger Isn’t Always Better Santa Barbara RoomSusan von Seggern • Max Bernstein • Jonah Gabriel Haas • Stefanie Salem Starstruck: Filmmakers and Actors at Your Festival Santa Ynez RoomTia Lessin • Jolene Pinder • Barry Rivers • Gregg Schwenk

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Music Festival Talent Booking Santa Barbara RoomRyan Slater • Elliott Lefko • Dawson Ludwig • David Silbaugh • Jonathan Wayland Sponsorship Strategies for Festival Success Santa Ynez RoomRobert Richards • Beau Blanchard • Clay Busch • Nancy Kennedy • Brian McCue • Paul Whitney • Alex Yount

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Sustainable Events: Models for Greening & Engagement Santa Barbara RoomMike Martin • Jack Johnson • Kim Johnson • Eric Shiflett • Sunny Sohrabian • Tanner Watt • Brian Yost